The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in English language arts. The lowest is 58% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Mead Elementary School
Mead Elementary School serves students from preschool through fifth grade and is part of the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J. It is a regular public school with no charter or magnet status, and information on Title I status was not available. The school sits in the town of Mead, a rapidly growing small town in Weld County that functions increasingly as a commuter community along I-25 and Highway 66, about midway between Denver and Fort Collins. Mead retains a small-town, agricultural-rooted character while experiencing explosive growth; its population has increased substantially in recent years, and the town projects further significant growth ahead. The median value of owner-occupied housing is high, reflecting a residential, family-oriented community. The district voters approved a major capital projects bond recently, the largest in district history, to fund school construction and renovations across the district’s schools and programs.
Mead Elementary has a sizable enrollment. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of Asian, two-or-more-races, Black, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that is below what is typical for many Colorado schools and reflects the community’s relatively high household incomes. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners were not provided.
On Colorado’s state assessments, Mead Elementary’s students perform well above the average for schools in Weld County. Overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places the school in the top quartile compared with other district-level entities in the county. In math, a strong majority of students in grades three through eight scored at the proficient or advanced level. In English language arts, the share was similarly high. In science, which is tested at fifth grade, again a solid majority of students met the state’s proficiency benchmark. Participation rates on all three assessments were high, above nine in ten students tested, which supports the reliability of these results. The state assessments used the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, and no changes to the test or cut scores were flagged for the subjects reported, so the results are comparable to prior years, though the data did not include a multi-year trend series for this school to show change over time.
The school has a large elementary enrollment. The grade-level breakdown shows a steady flow of students entering kindergarten and moving through the grades, with slightly lower numbers in preschool and third grade, and then a bump again in fourth, suggesting a generally stable neighborhood population with some variation year to year. Data on staffing ratios, class sizes, discipline, chronic absenteeism, and course access were not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about average class size, teacher experience, and student support services.
Mead Elementary serves an elementary-only grade span, so there is no high school graduation rate to report, and the school does not offer advanced placement or dual-credit courses because those are secondary offerings. The academic picture is one of a school whose students are, on the whole, performing at a level that is solidly above most other Weld County districts. For a family moving into this fast-growing commuter town, Mead Elementary represents a high-performing neighborhood school within a district that is investing heavily in its facilities, set in a community where housing is expensive but incomes are high and the area is expanding quickly. The school’s strong assessment results suggest a student body that is generally well-prepared academically, though the absence of data on special education and English learner populations means there is more to learn about how the school supports students with diverse learning needs.
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